"No, I can't stay this angry. I have to deal with all of this as quickly as possible!" Tobirama Senju forcefully calmed himself, refusing to let rage cloud his judgment. He could not be like the Uchiha Clan, controlled by recklessness.
First, this mission had directly buried two of his Anbu squads—thirty-four men in total. And because of the Tsuchigumo Clan's deterrence, he could not retaliate against the enemy. After all, the matter concerning the Tsuchigumo Clan could not be exposed from beginning to end. Otherwise, the darkness hidden within would deal an enormous blow to him, the newly appointed Hokage, and would certainly draw the doubts of the entire village and his elder brother.
Not to mention what would happen if he ordered others to attack members of the village's other clans.
The Will of Fire would collapse outright.
And his own reputation would be utterly ruined.
At worst, he could even be removed directly from his position as the Second Hokage. This matter absolutely could not be exposed.
Tobirama Senju's mind was as cold as iron. At this moment, he understood clearly that he had to make a choice.
For the sake of his reputation as Hokage, he had to find a way to make this look like an accident.
For example, he could portray the Tsuchigumo Clan's forbidden technique as a natural disaster, claiming that the Anbu had accidentally encountered it—a calamity that had been completely unavoidable.
In any case, neither the Tsuchigumo Clan, nor the Uchiha Clan, nor he himself could bring the whole matter into the open.
Otherwise, it would only trigger an unimaginable war.
So now, each side would take a step back.
No one would provoke a conflict!
"That's how we'll handle it!"
As Tobirama Senju's mind raced, he had already come up